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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
There are few, if any, measures before
the Legislature of greater Importance
than that of provision for an early and
thorough geological survey of Texas
When some inventive genius fills long
felt want with very simple invention,
people wonder why the deuce they didn't
think of such a thing before. And so
with this measure, the only wonder is
thet the state hasn't attended to 1t long
ago, for there hasn't been day in the
last ten years that it wouldn't have been
of practical value to Texas. 1t is a mat
ter in which the entire state has a real
interest, for it is to be doubted if there
is single county in the state that will
fail, eventually, to reap practical benefits
from such q survey. The amount of
money required to carry out the
measure is a mere bagatelle in compari-
son with the good to be resped. THE GA
ZETTE has unboun ded faith in everything
III dud VI 1SAhsI Dlb C5pSIIdlIy 40 w W ia =
the ground will produce or develop. The
man with the hoe has shown what the
earth, when its surface is tickled with his
hoe, will bring forth. Now, let the geo.
logist, by his scientific methods, based on
deductions that do not admit of failure,
tell US what is beneath the surface. What
ever is there hidden will be brought out
by capital. We know, to moderate ex-
tent, of our deposits of iron ore, but
to work iron and drive the wheels of 100
other industries, there must be coal, and
THE GAZETTE, with itsfaith above alluded
to, does not doubt Tor an instant that
there is the best quality of coal and plenty
CT it in Texas. And then there are the
stores of minerals and other treasures of
nature, that all play their part in the
economy of industrial life. It Is high
time for the geologist to be at work and
let us know of the yet hidden resources
of this Texas of ours. Make an appropri-
alton, gentlemen of the Legislature, and
let the work be commenced.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

Mr.. BEECHER, in speaking of the far
reaching results of personal influence,
treats his readers to little bit of auto
biography:
am what 1 am partly by the influence of an
old negro man in my fathers employ, Charles
Smith, who was so black that he cast midnight
into the shade. l owe much to my fathers
preaching an! my mothers influence, but to
Cha les Smith something. Talk alb ut a mans
being born again was torn three times be-
fore was fit to go TO college. 1 had to be born
into mathematics; had to be born into public
speaking, l tried to write, but the editors had
more sense than they have now, and wouldn't
publish what l wrote. Then l tried to speak in
a little debating society. and all of sudden an
influence came to me that gave me power.
surprised n ysef and surprised the other boys,
who never expected such stream from such
well. That influence has never departed from
me.
This statement is calculated to give rise
to some heretical questions, as to which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

The st. Louis Globe D. mocrat rinis the fol-
lowing for consideration, and the Express
commends 1t TO its readers, especially among
its free trade friends
The people of the south are wondering what
right Speaker Carlisle has to prevent Congress
from considering proposition to abolish the
tobacco tax by an arbitrary refusal to recognize
any member wishing to offer such bill They
might also inquire how 1t happens that mem
Der who desi.es to make an attack u1on the
system OF protection which is doing so much
for the deve' opment of southern resources has
no difficulty whatever in catching Mr. Car.isle's
eye and getting a chance to urge free trade
views and purposes.-TSa Antonio Express.
"The people of the SOUTH are doing
nothing of the kind. The people of the
south know that the tobacco tax is paid
by those who indulge the luxury of its
use. The people of the south prefer a
tax on Injuries to tax on necessaries.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Maxey's Chances.
Nashville American

Judge Reagan unites with the rest of
the Texas delegation in recommending
General Maxey, his late competitor in the
senatorial contest, for a place on the
commission to be appointed under the
interstate commerce law. This is not
simply graceful tribute to defeated
adversary, but Just and proper indorse-
ment of very worthy and capable man,
who would discharge the duties of the
position with fairness and ability. 1t has
been given out that Judge Reagan and
Senator Cullom, who divide the honors
and responsibility of the passage of the
bill, will each be allowed to name q com
missioner. This probably is not true
stated in such broad terms, but the Presi-
dent will, no doubt, attach special I'M
portance to their recommendations, and
if the appointments are not made prior to
the adjournment of Congress the proba-
bilities are that Senator Maxey VIII be
one of the commissioners.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

H. P. LEAGUE of the state drouth re-
lief committee issues this notice: "The
drouth relief committee have written to
all the counties which they supposed
would need assistance. 1t is possible
that some counties have been overlooked.
1t is important and desirable that all
counties needing aid and believing them
selves entitled to it under the relief bill
recently passed by the Legislature, shall
correspond with the committee without
delay. Address drouth relief committee,
Cisco, Eastland county, Tex. Local pa
pers in drouth regions please copy"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

AMONG other enterprises for the benefit of
Dallas, the attention of capitalists should be
directed to the opportunity afforded for an
other hotel. Our hotel accommodation is the
talk of travelling Texas If the hotel-keepers
of Dallas are of the opinion that 1t is salts
factory, they can readily disabuse their minds
of the halucination by inviting frank express
sion OF opinion by any one of their travelling
guests at any time 1t takes large amount of
money to build and equip good hotel, but the
business is sufli iently profitable to warrant 1t
where the volume OF custom is so large as
here Dallas Times.
Fort Worth is now the hotel center of
North Texas. The travelling public has
discovered the fact, and hence these
tears.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
THE GAZETTE has the Largest
soua-fide Circulation of any Daily
R38Wspaper Published in Texas.
SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY IL
THE DRUUTH SUFFERERS.

ALBANY, TEX, Feb. l6, 1851.
To the Editor OF the Gazette
DEAR SIR-As l was appointed by the county
Judges convention TO solicit, l think ought to
keep the counties posted as to " hat is being
done. | dc not think there is any use now in
my soliciting personally through Texas. 1 90
not believe l would get enOu2h to pay my eN
penses Therefore, will stay at home and do
all l can through the press. Fort Worth, more
than any other city, will be benefited ii the
people CT this country can stay on their farms
Cannot you open q subscription list at your
office, and urVe all who will, to contribute for
seeds The Legislature should be compelled TO
give seeds at once. Yours truly,
JOHN BROWN.
In compliance with the above request,
The GAZETTE will cheerfullY receive and
acknow Wedge through its columns al! dona-
tions for the purpose Of buying seed to
plant for the people who SO urgently need
such aid. W. F. Patterson, Jr., of this
city starts the ball with $50. Will not
all who can in any amount aid this cause
do so and st once?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

sound argument, urged against the me-
morialists, that those lands, because of
the climatic disadvantages, cannot be
utilized save by convict lasof; hat free
men who will not encorhter malasia af6
burning sun will sesEmore inviting fields
of labor. Precisely the same objections
might be urged against the Rsttom LAND
in McLennsn, Falls and othsF central aud
southern Texas counties, afat are as fer
tile as the lands on thsasSile, and which
yield a wonderfults large per%seent.
OF the cotton produced in Tex
as. We find, however, that free
labor is used altogether on these
latter lands. Labor goes there for the
very simple reason that it finds remurer-
alton; and labor, free and effective, will
seek any field no matter what the
menace to health and personal comfort,
where the wages are remunerative. 1t is
conceded that until the state has ade-
quate prison accommodations the con-
victs must be worked somewhere. but it
would seem entirely practicable to so
distribute the out-of-the-walls force that
its presence will not constitute burden
to any one community. The legislative
committee has been over the ground this
week and it is to be hoped the inspection
will result in the shaping of policy that
will remedy the evils complained of, as
growing out of the immense convict es-
adjustment maintained on the farms in
Robertson comfy
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

EVERY city and town in Texas should
raise & contribution to buy seed for
western drouth sufferers. sum suffi-
cient to purchase all the seed needed
could DE raised in three days; and the
need is urgent. The state has provided
temporary relief, and the demand now is
for aid that will prevent these people
from being sufferers again through in
ability to raise crops.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
The Dallas Style.

1t doesn't 20 for representative of a
newspaper from one town to go to sis
ter town and speak disparagingly of the
paper where he visits. No, no, no. We
wish to inform a certain man from the
city OF Dallas that the Reporter is in no
way alarmed for its safety on account of
q foreign journals representatives. gas
about it. If the citizens of Cleburne
choose to possess, sustain and resd a
home daily, no neighbor has right to re-
volt. We do not object to any newspa-
per representative coming to this city and
soliciting patronage. We do object to
any man trying to build up his paper by
speaking lightly of another We are in
clined to say, go, you had better go back
home and stay there"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
The Minimum Flat
Philadelphia Record.

As between promise to pay dollar
that is backed by so cents worth of silver
and promise to pay dollar that has no
backing except the credit of the promiser,
both being Il legal tender, the silver
promise is to be preferred In choosing
between the evil of all fiat and One-ftth
fist currency Congress seems disposed to
take as little fiat as possible. This is en-
COuraCIng.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Sherman, Blaine and Randall.

Only seventeen days more for Congress
to do justice to the people by reducing
the taxes. John Sherman aud Blaine are
against reducing the taxes and for dis
tributing among the favored oeneficiarles
of big jobs the hard-earned money the
people have had to pay because the law
claimed it as necessary to support the
government. Why should the Democratic
House of Representatives follow the
policy of Blaine and John Sherman?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Notice to Drou,h Sufferers.

The drouth relief committee have writ
ten to all the counties which they sup
posed would need assistance. 1t is pos
sible that some counties have been over
looked. 1t is important and desirable
that all counties needing aid and believ-
ing themselves entitled to it under the
relief bill recently passed by the Legisls-
ture, shall correspond with the commit
tee without delay. Address Drouth Re-
lief Committee, Cisco, Eastland county,
Tex.
Local papers in drouth regions please
copy. II. P. LEAGUE,
February Is, 1887. For Committee.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

influence may be attributed some of the
acts of his past life. However, in the
same discourse he asserts himself an ad-
vocate of women's rights, and, in view of
their success in many enterprises for the
elevation of the race, believer in her
sovereignty, the women will not be per-
sistently inquisitive, but will regard the
old man as mellowing for the in-gather-
jnu
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE testimony in the Willis case
makes mighty interesting reading. One
witness said the proceedings in Judge
Willis court were more like those of
kangaroo court than a court of justice.
If this statement pass disproved, the peo-
pie of the Panhandle will understand how
it came that the st. Louis Globe-Demo
crat said that law was mockery in the
Panhandle.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Grows In Favor.


Many men prominent in the manage
ment of railroad affairs who have studied
the details of the interstate commerce
bill believe that 1t will work to the ad-
vantage of both the railroad companies
and the public whom they serve. Fair
play will not hurt any legitimate bust
ness; and fair play is what the act of
Congress is intended to enforce.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

kansas City Times.

a Boston man on the tated Montreal
train ran into a saloon at Concord to take
drink and returned to the station Just
in time to see the rear end of the train as
it passed out of the railroad yard. A few
hours later his car plunged into the White
river. And did that man go down on his
knees and swear never to touch another
drop? Not SO. He took another drink
and went back to Boston rejoicing
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE GAzETTE's list of subscribers has
not yet been started formally, but already
two names are upon it. The first publ
cation will be made tomorrow. Will not
our people send their names and amounts
subscribed to-day to the business office,
that the list may be respectable from the
outset?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

JUDGE DRAKE of the Court of Claims
writes an open letter denying the exist
ence of northern hate and prejudice
Judge Drake, in the times that are gone
Low forever, was Missouri disfranchiser.
If there is an eternal hater in all the
United States, it is Charles Drake, whose
political infamy is part of the history of
Missouri.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

SENATOR TERRELL is correct. The laws
now on the statute books are ell sufficient
Tor the railroad regulation now de-
msnded. The inter state commerce law
with the laws of Texas new in existence
will suffice. If the future brings need of
additional regulation, the people will be
equal to the emergency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE New York strike, engineered by
petty bosses of the Knights of Labor, has
failed. What has it cost the country?
What mas it cost the Knights of Labor?
What has it cost the wives and the children
of poor, honest and deluded men who fol-
lowed the unwise, suicidal counsels OF
petty bosses without patriotism and with
ont sense
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

DAN MANNING's surrender of theTreas-
ury portfolio leaves fat place open to
somebody and there be hundred patriots
with their lightning rods out, waiting,
each one of the hundred, for the electric
bolt to strike him. Dollars to dimes that
another eastern man is. called. The
President Is Democrat, but the eastern
financial idea dominates with this admin
istration.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
LYONS Threatened Again.

LYONS, MICHS, Feb. l8.-A heavy rain
has been falling for twenty-four hours.
The water is again rising rapidly, having
already risen five inches. The gorge is
The people are again leav-
ing their homes. A panicky feeling pre-
walls, the people fearing the worst is yet
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

road can do anything commendable.
They must gnssh their teeth when they
read the railroads are actually going to
haul the seeds for the Texas drouth SUI
ferers to Fort Worth free Of charge. 1t
is rather unpslstsble, gentlemen, to have
to gnaw file.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Loss In Montana Cattle.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. lS.-Judge Nc
Leary of the Supreme court of Montana
to day told reporter that the lowest es-
innate of the Montana cattle loss for the
season is 20 per cent, while many cattle
men say 40 to so per cent. One owner
will lose 10000 out of herd of $4,000. <.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

If JUDGE WILLIS is wise he will not
attempt to drag jim Browning into the
case in which the Judge is so much in
terested. II has got to that point in Jim
Browning's life and career when people
believe what he says. He is an honest
man
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
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Re,nittances By draft poStoffce money order or
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Prompt information orererts and re,rS happen
sqs Of General interest solicited and 'riu be prop
IN Communications intended for publication
must be accompanied By the t0riterS name and I'D
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Parties 7critin1 to THE GAZETTE on business
personal to themselves IciH please inoSe stamp for
reply. w., =, ,,-r,,
Al letters or communications roT The GAZE IIE
;ybstbeT on business or for publication should be
addressed to THE GAZETTE, or DEMOCRAT PUB
LISTING Co Fort Forth, Ter, AND NOT TO
INDIVIDUALS.
should be made payable to the DEMOCRAT PUB
LIsHING Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE Gainesville Register will begin to-
morrow the publication of Geographic
news furnished by the United Press. THE
GAZETTE congratulstes the Register on
this big step forward, and trusts the
constituency of the Register may show
practical appreciation of the enterprise.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

WHY should not the Fort Worth and
Rio Grande go to San Angelo as well as to
Brentwood? There is not town in the
state that has made greater progress
without the aid of railroads than has San
Angelo, and it will take rank with many
places which have railroads.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
FENCING.

NTIKE PICKET sESC fs-Special STYLES for
w fronts yards; city lots. etc where the
best and handsomest fences are wanted. Heavy
steel VI res and heart cypress plckets, Glossy
woven, three to four feet high. only Sll and si2
per 100 feet. Texas Fence .GdIapaf Is Port
Worth, Waco and Dallas: .'5,seisjisSS.
'I'llE FENCE F0R'FsRM ERS-Cypress pick
Il eSs>f4o or IL it.. uniformly pointed, closely
woven with ten heavy steel Wire, pig tight and
bull strong, only s. to S. per lCO feet ,Feyss
Fence Company, Fort Worth, Waco ard Dallas.
LENCE MA HINERY OF SAT at low prices.
Il and 10 chaIge'for county rights. The best
machlnsryonrfhe market, and fully patented
/ a las.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
A SUGGESTION.

Why cannot each member of the Twen-
tieth Legislature and of the state depart
ments donate one days pay to fund to
buy seed for the men who need such aid,
in order that they may not be in as bad
plight next year as they are now?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

YESTERDAY morning Fort Worth came
very near being visited by disastrous con-
Migration. Kate Claxton, the fair sala-
mander of the stage, presented the Two
Orphans to Fort Worth last night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE big business failure at Galveston
las been the. telk of the week. For dis
astrous storms, fires and commercial
failures Galveston wears the belt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

TIE mining laws of Texas need amend
ment. The present laws would make the
state q mining company at the expense of
other people, and the consequence is the
capitaI stock is nil.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
Hurry Up the Toilet.
Chicago Herald

Socialist Aveling, now in England, as
sures the people of the country that
Americans are ga very dirty people"
They are trying to slick up little, though
by hanging 8 few OF Ayeling's friends.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

TARRANT county is reducing its tax
rate. The rate for all purposes has been
lowered to 80 cents on the 500.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
BUSINESS CHANCES.

A GOOD LOCATION ,fess a. 8iassTfs saloon in
"a Bonham Ell tztares for sale; good reason
for se!ll4gSlsonse can be rented for $50 a
MONTH; q rare bargain for some one; good bill
Hard tab e; apply at once. Mrs. y. ;. Chap
man. -.
DOR SALE-Whole oIsllsst interest "a a pay
r ing pessstisperaHtf j1b office Terms ,asv.
Address I o. L., care OF Gazeuc.
DOR SAfh-A cash purchaser csn buy one
L of the best pssfnx businesses ifiS,tAe. state
wi il small cfAital 60 d reasO9 Rs fof ceiling.
Address fast0tlfce Box l66 HnnevtIrova> TEX
NOR >ALE-Who e or h Ii Interest Ia q ,,s9f.
L ing newspaper and job .lies 1B-ts4fc Of the
best newspaper t2wIs and sriculiural sections
of rXas-zs4sddresS H b, care Gazette, Fort
Worth, Tex.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

THE farmers of Tsrrant tell US the
prospect now is that the wheat crop will
be the largest ever known.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

ng-Subscribers wishing their address
hanged from one postoiice to another must
give the oil address as well as the new, or the
change cannot be made.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

IT is gall and wormwood to some of
The legislators at Austin to admit rail-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

DEAUH. PLUM ASI,l APRICOT + fi.EEs-
L special indictments ofefad to purchasers
Tor tne next tilrsy days Have also ull line
o. nursery ock, shade and ornamental trees
Address: ~ IL. Boyd II son. PropTietcrs of the
Terrant County Nursery. Eulisa, Tex. Wanted
a good agent for every oounty in the state
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

Don't yield to taeunnatism till you have tiled
Salvation OIL. Prfes95 cents bottle.
OF all the popufst i avorites the genuine
article is DR.. Bull s.Goughsyrup. Is cents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19

Subscribe now for the Weekly GAZETTE
the best fan,fly paper IN Texas-and get
Gharce in April distribution of free
premiums.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Office Of Publication Second 81 bet,ceen Houston
and ThrOckmorton Entered at the Fort bo7fh,
Texas Postotfce as Second Class Mail Matter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
n1lsuELG.AnEuun.

A aTEsIAN BATH HOUsE-NaturaJ a:,i;fifs
"a water, eighty gallons PEI lHisaatsf; soft as
the best bathing ws.tsf II the state. 1t nav ,,
used as,hts Hot Springs, drunk hot while bath
Ing Single tickets, Is cents; i've tickets, =,
Markle & Haymaker, proprietors, northwest
corner public square. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
THE TR4hAES, I

M ANTED-A first class barber. Apply to Z.
w GutZman. POP Main sire -.
WANTED-Cabinet maker ii.,ne BUT first-
w class WpIkmsnt need Apply; permanent
emplsy~ ert to the right man Fakes 4 Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
TO EXCHANGE,

MY HOME and business now ueIEp In North
vi Texas, would Xchangh fe lusHtes property
in galveston 1or properly either Fort W orth,
Dallas, Gainesville or Cleburne. INQUIRE OF
Ro5fn son BIos butchers and dealers in cattle
etc 1906 Main stree Fort Worth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
SITUATION WASTED-FFM4IE

A German sirl wants place ss .cook in a
N private family Inquire at Lehasas board
ing house. l60S-Msin street.